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Think it’s for noise and emissions. When these engines work, they’re so smooth, quiet and powerful. Amazing vans to drive compared to all their competitors. But yeah I think vehciles being serviced incorrectly and too long between oil chances is the main problem
Got this suspension in about a week ago, waiting on a few more parts(gonna do a front end overhaul) your video is gonna make my installation seamless. Thank you brother
@ZakKol69 Question brother, I see the front Strut comes with the blue dust Bellow, but did you have to buy the small Styrofoam looking bump stopper to put on top of the Strut as well? Like the one that goes on top of the rear Shock Absorber?
I was a ford mechanic in the late 80s, back than most transits had no pas and weren't a nice van to drive, but they were fairly bombproof. I mean you had to be a serious muppit to wreck an engine in one. Nowadays they drive lovley (for a van), but seem to have a constant stream of problems, I know which Id prefer.
Why do these bloody engines have so much wiring / piping ? It’s ludicrous, had all this crap when I did my wet belts on my C-Max 1.0 Ecoboost, had to take about 3000 photos (no only kidding but took at least 50 step by step & reverted to them when reassembling ) its madness but they are there first a reason I know 😣🤙
I have a '16 Golf R. Am interested in doing this as a precaution, how much are all the parts? Can i buy direct as from S Wales so imagine be a bit of a trek !!
If that much sealant has pushed through on the outside I dread to think how much is on the inside which will eventually break off and clog up the oil pick up strainer 🙈
@@ZakKol69 Thanks mate and yeah probs will do, I was just hoping to avoid asking as it's still under warranty. Not had its first service so, I don't want them to get funny if I do a oil change before the first standard service.
Came up lovely bruv. Just saved a couple from a date recently too. P2 16v and an 86 bxgt. The 16v just bit me hard with a shoddy repair I’ve just done my best to rectify. Rusted out and letting water in. Must. Save. All. The. Bx. 😅
Agreed!! I’m a firm believer of keeping these old cars on the road!!! I don’t care if they’re fit for the scrap or not your personal taste, if they’re on the road that’s great!! As for your 16v, epic. Bloody love the 16v’s but they’re unfortunately out of my price range
@@ZakKol69 the higher end sporty variants (GTi) had temperature gauges. The 16 TRS is a comfort model, and thus doesn't have it. It does have a lamp which indicates overheating. Also, off topic, but removing those spacers from the front struts will probably improve the driving characteristics considerably.
@@jugostran yeah that makes sense! Hopefully my coolant warning light works, will do some testing eventually. And yeah I absolutely love the look, but in the future maybe over winter I am going to decrease the size of them a little bit to make it more drivable.
@@ZakKol69 That sounds like a good idea. I have no idea if mine even works. Also, regarding the look - BXs sink fairly low as standard, and at the lowest setting they ride on the bump stops (you aren't supposed to drive them like that). Considering one of the key selling points of the BX is the self leveling suspension which allows for perfect geometry (as explained by fellow RU-vidr UP'nDOWN), I'd recommend removing the spacers entirely. It'll still look good on its lowest suspension setting. There is a BX nearly identical to yours for sale on the Autoscout24 online classifieds service (same colour and Ronal Turbo wheels) which has unmodified suspension, so you can see how it looks (its almost identical to yours). Another note - the windshield wiper isn't supposed to park in the middle, it's meant to park on the bottom left of the windscreen. While this may look interesting, it isn't really practical having the wiper in the middle of your windscreen for everyday use.
@@jugostran I really enjoy up and down videos! They’re excellent. As for my car, a few owners ago the vehicle was owned by the owner of EVA restoration, a man famous for suspension upgrades and making cars low, when this car is driving down the road it looks fantastic this low, an effect / road presence that a standard BX just doesn’t have for me, especially with these wheels. So I’ll definitely be sticking with the current setup just instead of it being 60mm lower on the front like it is now I’ll maybe go to 40mm. The wiper in the middle has also taken extensive modifications to make work too and wouldn’t be easily returned to standard. Also i think the “DTM style” wiper looks pretty good
Don’t worry about the Speedo that’s normal. Do something about the rear lights or they will get water inside and short out… saw you followed a cube, another mental car I owned! I made a Citroen oil key by grinding down an allen key…. I hope you changed the copper washer!
sweet bx! i love the colour! I still rock a 306 HDI. and that is a pig to work on. Looking at the front brakes on this, they look very much like the rears on my 306
Love a 306!! Is it a D turbo?? And yeah it wouldn’t surprise me if they are the same. Strangely small on the front of the BX with the handbrake also being on the front!
@@ZakKol69 its the HDI model, the last of the 3 door models. on a Y reg, Budget 306s had these too, until they switched to the larger setup on the front.
Yeah it’s abit strange isn’t it. It got done around 6 years ago. Sort of like a body drop I suppose. If I end up keeping the car I’ll do something a little bit nicer than that
@@ZakKol69 no worries… I mostly used volvic in my diesel bx… also if you have issues with the suspension the hoses pop off. So if after swapping return pipes you need to review everything
